Making A 50 Ton Track Pin Press For About $300.
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- I make a 50 ton track pin press for less than $300. I want it to be a real tool, so that means machining the end plates. I start out by drilling out the center of 2 1-inch steel plates, and then drill 1" holes for 3 threaded rods that will attach the plates together. I take care aligning the plates so the rods will be perfectly parallel when assembled.
At this point, if I could drill a 2" hole in at least one of the plates, I could go ahead and use the press. I buy 3 1-inch B7 alloy threaded rods with structural washers and grade 8 nuts. But I want this to be a nice tool, so I go on to machine the 14" plates which turns out to be quite a challenge.
I remove the gap bed on my lathe so I have room for these big plates. I drill the center holes to 2". I try turning them but can't for 2 reasons. The outer surface of the steel has hardened when it was cut with a torch, and my tool holder setup isn't stiff enough to cut the plates over the gap bed. So I make a new compound tool rest, which comes with it's own challenges.
Once I have the compound rest done I am able to face off the plates which goes very well. But I still can't turn the outer diameter because it is hard. I set up a circle jig on my belt grinder and grind the OD that way, which works great.
Total cost:
B7 threaded rods (from speedy metals), quantity 3, 1"-8 TPI, with structural washers and grade 8 nuts (from bolt depot): $150.
50 ton bottle jack (from Northern Tool): $130.
I got the end plates for free, but $100 at most. Probably much cheaper if you work with somebody who deals in scrap.
Finally, I coat them with linseed oil for durable rust prevention, and that turns out better than I was expecting. Now this baby is ready to use.
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So to fix my excavator, I need a tool (pin press), and to make the tool, I have to modify my other tool (lathe) with a gap bed and a new lathe tool (compound), and while making that tool, I broke another tool (mill cutter fiasco), so I have to fix that tool to finish making the tool to modify the lathe, to finish making the tool that I need to fix the excavator...and I got it all done! Oh wait, the excavator's still broken. 🤦🏼♂ Merry Christmas everybody!
THIS is the content I love! Thanks for that, Merry Christmas!
Looking Good! I'm really impressed!
Was great watching all this machining work. My only concern with the design is the unequal spacing between the threaded rods. One will stretch more than the other to. Hopefully Its not enough to move the pushing forces shearing off in a dangerous direction.
How heavy is that now?
Merry Christmas!
This channel has to be one if not the most interesting one on youtube, I particularly enjoy the “ jury rigging “ and the reasoning prior to. Your problem solving skills, and your ability to use tools and in some cases just plain “ whatever serves the purpose “ is to be admired.
Very entertaining.
Thank you.
Jon
Thanks for sharing your talents
David
Agreed. It deserves way more viewers than it has - I subscribe to close over 50 channels - but this is the one where I am always waiting for new video drops.
The term is 'Jerry Rigging'. I don't know Jerry myself. Although I looked up the origin of the saying and it could well have come from 'Jury Rigging'. How about that.
Jerry rigging is a ww2 shot at the germans
The allies called them gerrys hence the gerry can or gas can
Thanks for scratching the itch of a former machinist! The linseed oil looks way better than expected. Great work!
I had my doubts at first on the linseed oil too. It looked so nice as bright shiny steel, but we all know that wouldn't have lasted. The linseed finish grew on me pretty quickly. I hope it holds up over time. Cheers!
Thought you might have blued them.
@FarmCraft101 are you better at tools and fabrication than cutting edge enginering australia?
@@FarmCraft101I thought it was funny that even if it wasn't boiled before it definitely was after application 😂
@@FarmCraft101 I've done this method on many of my homemade tools and nearing a decade later they still havn't rusted
I have no regard for anyone that criticizes another person's shop time endeavors. It doesn't matter if someone else can do it faster, cheaper, or differently. We all do what we want in our shops. The more we can do with our own skills, no matter the reason, the better.
Well said!!
57:20 Jon, my dad told me when I was a very young person, machining is all about learning what you are incapable of doing. You will always find a way to get a project completed, to upgrade your equipment, to build the next best piece. If you don't, stay out of the machine shop, it's not for you. Every project is a chance to learn something. Learning is the only way to make better parts. He was probably one of the best machinists I've ever had the opportunity to work for in my life. I miss you dad. Very much.
I love this!!
Thanks for sharing. What a profound comment!
@@toddpeterson7316 thank you. My dad was one heck of a guy. Honestly when i watch Jon work it makes me think of all the time i was lucky enough to spend with my old man. He shared so much wisdom with me, most of which I'm just beginning to realize, having grown children of my own.
You didn't start a fire so I say this project was a success. Awesome video John.
Haha!
Jon.
This new tool post for lathe looks beefy and sturdy. Love that you put this extra work into making this look professional.
Thanks Jakub. I'm happy with how it came out.
I'm neither a farmer nor an engineer but that was both fascinating and informative. I wish you and your family all the best for Christmas and then 2025.
That pin press turned out super nice...excellent work on that Jon!
When the mill went wonky I damn near shat myself though...a bit of a clencher too :)
You and me both! lol
Fortunately, he had his brown pants on... 🤣
Watching that end-mill "walk its way out of alignment reminds me of the time I was visiting my dads "shop" (he taught high-school shop and drafting) to use a drill-press because I didn't own one yet. I needed to drill out a tube diameter so i chucked the three inch long X 1/2 inch diameter OD tube vertically into a smallish (4 pound or so) drill press vise. I "forgot" to bolt the vise ("T" bolt) to the slotted table top of the drill press. I thought I could simply "hold the drill-press vise with my hands since the diameter hole size increase was maybe 50 thou. overall from the original pipe tube inner dimension. Well sure as hell, the drill bit "grabbed" as I was making my initial penetration and it proceeded to instantly tear the vise out of my hands and spin around and round on the drill press table until the centrifugal force was sufficient to bend the drill bit enough to allow the vise with my work-piece firmly attached to it and "launch" itself horizontally off the table top and landing 20 feet across the room. This all happened in the "blink of an eye" so to speak. I was very lucky that the launch vector was not into my chest/abdomen area. It would have made severe internal injuries had it hit me in my body or broken a limb or both my wrists had the vise not thrown my hands away from the spinning workpiece. I remember the how the noise of the vise hitting the floor and sliding into some cabinets caused all my dads students to look into the empty shop through the windows of the adjoining classroom area. Luckily the vise did not go far enough to break the glass and go into the adjoining room. All they heard was a loud "bang" as the vise slid into a metal cabinet. They did not "see" what had transpired moments before to have caused the noise. Nobody came running in to see what had happened, and boy was I glad the sound was somewhat muffled by the glass windows separating the two shop areas. I was very embarrassed anyway for having disrupted my dads teaching of drafting to his students. He did not see what event had caused all the noise, and since I was not apparently "injured" by the source of the noise (because all the noise came from across the room where I was working) so he did not leave the class-room to investigate what had caused the noise to happen. I instantly dropped both my hands to my sides looking confused in the directions as to the source of the noise. Both my hands were numb from having taken a "beating" by the flailing drill press vise before it had launched off the drill press table. Luckily I only received a few skinned knuckles and some bruised fingers from the ordeal. I later admitted to my dad what had happened after his class was over and the students were gone. Thankfully I did not break the drill bit and after I recovered the vise from the shop floor with workpiece unharmed, I was able to finish what I had started, only having learned a very valuable lesson, to always bolt my vise firmly to the work table before drilling into my workpiece!
Engineer, farmer, problem solver, comedian, content creator, family man, etc - you have it all, John - love your videos!!
Agreed, with all thats going on in Washington all over the tube, Jon, you're a breath of fresh air.
I envy your shop and machine skills.
Some of the best farm fixers ever on RUclips
I'm already a patreon, but, by golly you put a lot into these videos and deserve oodles of thanks and support.
While I don't have many of the same problems as you, the problem solving and tips and tricks are incredibly valuable.
Most of my life I was in the financial position that all I could do was fix what I had or go without, you and other content creators like you have helped me out so much over the years.
I'm now in a position that I can occasionally say thank you more substantively.
I'm betting RUclips sees these "Super Thanks" and will push your channel to more people, so, even if they take a bigger cut than patreon, I'm hoping it's a net win ;)
Wow. Thanks for your support. I’m glad and very thankful that people enjoy my channel. Merry Christmas!
I can relate to the feeling when you got the ways back together and adjusted it perfect.... Ignore the naysayers who might complain about all the extra work for just a track press. Its about learning....
Yeah, it felt like a gamble taking that gap bed out. It would have been pretty painful if I wasn't able to get it back together properly, especially considering turning these plates wasn't strictly necessary. Really pleased that Grizzly came through. And now I know... Cheers!
It's about taking pride in your work too.
I really like your video and looking forward to she the next video just want to say Merry Christmas greetings from Iceland
No it’s not. It’s all about content. Fabulous fabulous content! I’d watch Jon sweep the road! 😉👍
For the life of me I can’t work out how you get a flat surface by scraping it with a gouge. How does that work?
Excellent presentation. Thank you. This was a really good learning episode. I am so used to Kurtis at CEE and the humongous equipment he has. You had several layers of making tools, so that you could make a tool, so that you could make another tool and then using other tools to fix the tools you broke. Took quite a bit to get the holes in the cheese to line up. Well done..
Christmas came early, two videos this week! Thank you Jon. Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Thanks! You too!
A tool-designer, a fabricator, a machine engineer, while just a farmer. I'd say you've just earned a PHD in Farming-Science.
Merry Christmas to all!
Your the best jack of all trades on RUclips.
You're*
@georgebishop6745 you do alot for us...
Thanks for providing so many Christmas videos. I always watch them immediately.
I am with you on giving the tool a quality finish and worth the time and effort to make it something to be proud of!
Suggestions: after drilling hole to be tapped, put the tap in the drill chuck snug but not tight. Turn the drill press on & up to speed then turn off and run the tap into the workpiece while the drill is coasting down. When stopped, loosen the drill chuck and raise until clear of the tap. The tap should now be started perpendicular and can be completed by hand.
On thinner materials, like 1-1/2 times the tap diameter, I power tap right thru using a drill press or hand held power tool. If lined up nice and square, you should not break the tap. Thicker materials, you need to back out to clear the chips periodically.
Instead of flame cutting, a waterjet will leave a surface that may be acceptable and it won't have the heat affected zone so will machine with hss tools if needed.
Great video John. By the way you don’t have to wreck half the machines in your shop in order to entertain us. However when you do, just know that it’s thoroughly appreciated.
A good laugh heals the soul
Jon.
Another awesome video! The grinding was impressive. I really appreciate the clever tricks working with the tools you’ve got and documenting every mistake. I’ve avoided more than a little cussing in my own projects because I remember something that didn’t work out for you!
Feels like I am watching Inheritance Machining with the amount of side projects 🤣
I was about to comment that; i'm not complaining about the machining content
I kept forgetting that I wasn't watching an inheritance macgining video and was wondering when he'd break out the ole surface grinder
...and the chamfers :)
You say you're a farmer that happens to have a shop full of great tools. You make me salivate when I see all those great items at your disposal so you can make anything! As a former farmer, now retired, I love watching you make whatever you need. You're not a farmer who engineers. You're an engineer, a machinist, who now owns a farm! I don't know of any farmer who can do the things that you do but I'm glad you do them. I started watching this video at 4am this morning. Normally, I would be milking cows at this hour but now I'm watching you and loving it! Thank you for your many talents. Merry Christmas to you, your wife and to your family. Keep the videos coming!
I actually have known a few farmers that learned machining skills, and have sent their kids to school to learn how to work around the farm more efficiently.
🙂👍🏽
Two videos so close, you spoil us!
Also, 57:30, A machinist will make any excuse to play with his toys xP.
Bingo!
No Doubt About It ! You Are The Best RUclipsr In The Universe Jon ! Thanks A Million for all the videos you do ! And I can say, You Have Miles of Talent & Knowhow !!!!! Watching from rural SW Minnesota.
I absolutely love machinist videos thank you John this is one of my favorite videos on your channel.
PS Merry blessed Christmas to you and your family God bless from Cambridge England 🇺🇲🇬🇧
If you enjoy machinist videos watch Cutting Edge Engineering Australia. Curtis is truly a master!
@hawkeyejohnny968 had a look very good 👍 I've subscribed thanks
Jon.
The way home is seldom a straight line. Thanks for all your great videos.
Ah, ah, Jon, we have watched Kurtis take out the bed of his ginormous lathe several times. I am just happy your lathe has the same ability. I am sure it will go back exactly as it was. Thank you for making this video so quickly, I just love watching what I consider, an expert at work. Yes, Jon, it's always a pleasure watching you work, and this time is no exception. Thank you for sharing your time with us, Jon. You are a talented man in your own right. By the way, Jon, almost to the letter, you did exactly what Kurtis did (CEE) to extend the cutter reach on his big lathe, it would seem great minds think alike.
Every single time I watch one of your videos Jon, I learn something new. Every time! Thanks and Merry Christmas.
I also have a gap bed lathe and remove it all the time. Don't worry about alignment. The dowels are tapered to fix everything in place. Slow speed and heavy cut under the flame cut surface is the way to go.
I built and tested and exact copy of your design this week and I can tell you it works. Or at least it did on my 690B excavator... Pressed three pins out and back in because the final drive needed repair and a track link was broken and needed replacing. I used 1 inch mild steel rods of varying lengths to push on the pins using the jack. One thing I would change about it is using 3 foot threaded rod instead of 2 foot threaded rod. It would give some much needed extra clearance between the track and the top of the bottle jack.
Merry Christmas Jon. Thank you.
You might want to build an eye hook for the 2 rod side so that you can lift it over the pin and then time it in with a chain fall after you install the single rod. I guess a measuring tape can be used to check the internal width to ensure equal rod distance. Everyone with tracks needs one and I'm glad your helping us on a rainy day.
The more difficult Large Marge is, the better I like your channel.
She really should get screen credits at this point.
But before Large Marge it was the bulldozer, the Yanmar, the high-lift, and the dump truck! So it wouldn’t really be fair to give LM screen credits without crediting the rest of the cast!
Hey Jon… you could do an 80s-style intro like Hand Tool Rescue does! Starring:
* Yanmar (Yanmar waves its bucket)
* John Deere Bulldozer (wiggles blade up and down)
* Jimmy the Dump Truck (horn honk)
* Large Marge (“jumps up and down” I.e lifts her track with the boom)
* High Lift (spins in a circle with wheels extended)
* Dozer (Dozer)
* Big Mama’s Calf
* Whatever the little white dog’s name is… I know you’ve told us but I forgot it lol)
And starring…
* Jon (laughing and talking to someone or something)
Hi, welcome to FarmCraft, I’m Jon… blah blah blah intro… 😅
IT COULD WORK!! 👌🏼😎👍🏼
You do not have to be ashamed that you want to go the extra mile because it's fun. Probably most of us are watching for the fun. Merry Christmas all!
My lathe would never accommodate that large of steel plate.. Have a Burke number 4 milling machine that I have to restore but it is too cold right now.. thanks for the inspiration..-Looks absolutely beautiful!!!-John
Thoroughly enjoyable, thanks! One of your best vids yet... I love make work projects to make make work projects. We also seem to run into similar issues while forging ahead with things... it's all very relatable.
I always watch your fabrication videos all the way through... the struggle is real and it's appreciated. Also you do a great job capturing it on video. Excellent work!
The only suggestion I have is a ledge you could rest the jack on to get it close to centered. Great job!🎉
Or some plate with a couple of holes that could ride on the threaded rod to serve the same purpose.
some sort of center knob on the base plate that will allow the jack to hang there while you're tightening things up for the big push. Like a 'bullet and target' setup for stacking fixtures...
Killer project, I really enjoy watching this sort of thing.
I LIKE those annular cutters. You don't have to drill
out the whole hole, just the outside of it. Good work,
Jon.
steve
At high school, in machine shop, I didn't get a turn on the metal lathe, teacher's pet had priority. I'm so glad to be able to do all this work vicariously, through you. Thanks Jon.
You know what It would be cool? Tru out the attachment top split wood for the Little excavator to use It as a PIN press, maybe it's not gonna be strong enough but sure It would be supercool to whatch !! Great video like Always, so exited when they come out.
Hello farm craft gang. I really like how Mr Jon explained the process, and I ALWAYS love to see him have machining in videos. This guy is probably the most real content creator on YT meaning his resources are real world applications. Most farmers have the machines he has.(Except lathe) Thanks for another great video. Everyone have a Merry Christmas!! Happy new year as well.
One of the best videos you've done to date😊
It’s great to watch someone whose prepared to show all the details of the complete job, Rather then just listening to someone talk complete nonsense about what’s happening but never show anything at all, Also these commercials aren’t helping U Tube at all, They are a bleeding distraction from a decent video, 🇬🇧🇮🇪.
I enjoy your channel and watch for new content with an expectation of seeing things that would not normally cross my path. Jon, please, please when you are running moving tools, PLEASE remove your ring. I know it has sentimental value but I'm sure so do your fingers. I'm a 68 y.o. millwright and have had this argument with my wife often after we had been married. The Workers Compensation Board here in B.C. put out posters back in the 70's that showed the results of "jewlery" incidents and I was able to show this poster to my wife. After that I removed my ring to do my work. Wishing you the best and a merry christmas to you and yours.
From Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
I just wanted to add a little tip that I'm not sure a lot of people have used or heard for getting a tap squared to a face in a pinch when freehanding a tap. It was a method I used at a shop I worked at right out of high school. When you have to get a tap square to a face and you have a nut of the size you're tapping to, thread the nut onto the tap, then place the tip of the tap into the hole you want to thread. With the tap in position thread the nut down to the face of the workpiece to square up the tap. Hold the nut tight to the workpiece until the tap threaded into the workpiece good enough that you don't need the guidance. I hope this helps in the future.
Merry Xmas from Italy John!!!
Jon.
Awesome video as usual. Thanks for letting us see 2 this week. Merry Christmas to you and your family, Jon, and everyone else as well.
Very impressive build. You also expanded the capabilities of your lathe. 👍👍 Large Marg is no longer going to be in charge after you finish kicking her butt into submission with your skill and persistents.
I love these videos with the lathe work!
Everytime you say hello at the start of a video my wife thinks you say 'farm crap' ....lol
Being a retired Steamfitter I really enjoy your videos! I just happened upon your channel and want to thank you for sharing your daily challenges in beef farming! Your craftsmanship is amazing and inspirational! Thanks
Like This Old Tony without the jokes. 😂
As a weekend hack around the garage guy I really enjoy your videos and appreciate your industriousness and willingness to take on tough projects and see them through. The kind of project you took on here is nothing I would dream of doing. But I really admire your work. TY.
A farmer goes to great length to make a farmer tool that doesn't look like a farmer made it... makes perfect sense! 😄
The way you find solutions with limited resources is impressive. Overcoming challenges and finding solutions outside of the box is the true measure of a great Machinist.
Cutting Edge Farmcrafting
This man’s skills are highly impressive. He doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer, and ALWAYS perseveres. And he always takes a measured, procedural and carefully calculated approach to his projects. John if you ever decide to teach basic lathe, milling and welding skills I would happily enroll. Merry Christmas.
Jon.
Maybe add a piece of pipe with a lift hook welded on and a nut on each side to the upper rod. You can adjust the lift hook to the center of mass depending on your setup. It should be way easier to handle everything maybe by hanging it down from your small excavator, the tractor or the machine you're working on.
In any case, very impresive to see another example of what you can do in a small machine shop. Keep up the great work, greetings from Germany.
Jon, most videos I watch I end up fast framing because I get bored easy (70yr old mechanical background) but with your video skills, machine skills and Engineering experience I remain riveted and fascinated for every frame. The linseed oil produced an amazing finish. Love your work, merry Christmas to all yours.
I hate to hand start a tap, so I put the tap in my drill press, clamp the item to be tapped on the table, then attach a home made handle which clamps around the chuck and turn it until it's steady enough to remove and finish the regular way. Takes a little extra time, but I've never had a tap started crooked. Your videos are the high point of my RUclips watching. Thank you!
Once again you really impress and this was very interesting. That linseed trick is something I will use in the future. Thanks John for all the trouble to video everything for us.
KC
Jon.
Have to say, the color of those plates is a sight to behold. Nice job!
I'm always so impressed you know the correct name of so many esoteric bits of equipment that I would just refer to as 'the thing' or 'that other thing'. Merry Christmas, Jon.
Please take a nice long break!
Very cool! I have no use for one but I’d watch you build basically anything because I’m always learning!
For something so "simple" I love the effort you go to in order to learn and improve your skills and the tools you use. The polymerization of the oil on the hot plate is exactly the same process that is used to "season" a cast iron pan or carbon steel wok or pan. Well, except for the choice of oil. LOL It does indeed make for a very tough coating that can easily be refreshed if it gets damaged.
Awesome job of figuring out and making it work . The fixed compound was brilliant and a good addition to your machining arsenal for future jobs ,handy suppose you never use it as my father used to say . Very interesting
Yet another absolutely fantastic video. You truly are good at this, Jon. Not just the skills you have related to machining, etc (those are obvious!) but also the way you film, narrate, and make us feel like we are right there in the room. Thank you.
Thank you for the two videos this week. Nice to see someone like me that ok is just not good enough. Real nice project done right. Take this for what it is from a retired Tool and Die Maker. Love see people do thing I used to be able to do. Awesome tool for future use.
Hi there John, we are happy to be back at Farm Craft. 😊
Just a little play on your opener. 😁
Chop milling is usually always the best and easiest on everything. I have been a machinist for 25 years. Now trying excavating. So your channel is perfect for me. Love watching you do all your machining and working on your equipment.
WOW… You’ve got stones my friend. Beautiful job as usual . Fearless I say.. Now days I hear a voice in my head “ what would John do”? But I’m not a farmer… I reply…. Do it anyway… 🤦🏼♂️. SHIT…. Best videos going on the tube . Thank you for your bravery…
Merry Christmas to you, your family and your viewers…jb…
Love this! I would put a removable 2" centering plug on the bottom of the 50T jack, maybe with a tapped hole. A few years back I made a (much smaller) hydraulic press out of weight lifting plates from Walmart with three 1" rods end drilled and tapped for 1/2-13 grade 8 flange bolts (150 kpsi tensile strength). I drilled the weight plates with the flange pattern for my lathe and bolted them directly to the spindle flange. I screw cut the bore in the top plate to take the threaded end of my 4 ton porta-power and made a locknut. Now I have a portable 4T hydraulic press. I also thought I could adapt three of the legs from my big gear puller to make a hydraulic puller, but I have not made it yet. Great project! Great compound slide replacement block!
Great work. Those of us who have struggled to solve problems like you face really engage with the practical reality of what you portray. You, Kurtis from Cutting Edge Engineering and Israel from I C Weld plus Snowball really cover the field.
I'm glad you considered the strength of the rods in this version. Makes me comfortable in what you've done. Might want to conisder some kind of indexing system so that the center of the bottle jack stays in place on the 2 inch holes in the plates. That could prevent it from sliding out due to eccentricity in the pushing.
Keep up the great work, John!
I was amazed at the number of side projects and back pedals you had to do In the course of getting the tooling together for that project. Incredible patience!
This was (in my opinion) your best video yet! Watched it yesterday, and may watch it again tomorrow! I wish I had teachers in school like you! Would have made everything easier! Love your (patient) explanations! Merry Christmas!
John, your stick - to - it mentality is inspiring. Thanks
Showing, analyzing and explaining mistakes takes courage! Thank you John!
This man is a genius in everything he does. Probably my most favorite channel. Glad I found it. Happy holidays all.
John FarmCraft101 is by far my favorite channel on RUclips, even my 2 year old son loves to watch it with me. Happy Holidays to you and your family from South Florida!
Thanks heaps for this one. I learned heaps that in future will help me with faceplate turning in my own lathe & removing / replacing the gap bed etc.
I wasn’t expecting this to be a machining video - & it was really pleasing to see something different, aside from repairing machinery.
👍👍👍🇦🇺
Compliments of the season, Happy Safe & Prosperous New Year to you & yours.
Large Marge is the gift that keeps on giving. Merry Christmas Jon.
Appreciate that you went through the struggle of removing the pin with an ad-gov press Before making this. Informs you of needs. Could have been flashy for RUclips amd made the fancy gizmo to get the job done. You’re honestly on how real life process works… thanks man, you’re a gem.
Its crazy how easily you tackle any problem and fix it!! Really enjoy watching you work!! Keep up the great work!
That's called adapting and overcoming the situation . Great job .
As always, super impressed with your skills, and ingenuity! Loved you adapting for the machining. Big one for me on this one, John. That boiled linseed oil finishing job with the induced heat into the metal. That is something I’ve never seen or tried, and definitely a priority on my list!
Great Fabrication!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
As usual John that was a great piece of farmers engineering when the need arises necessity is the mother of invention Huge thumbs up.
As always…Amazing!
I took metal shop for 2 semesters in high school and your abilities far exceed our instructor. We just touched the basics of the; lathe and milling machine, so I can really appreciate what you’re doing.
I’d love for you to provide a video on just; who you are, where did you learn all that you know, what is your education and past work experience. I’m mesmerized by your ability and tenacity to push through whatever is in front of you. Stunning!😊
I learned more about machining than I wanted to know 😂. You’re a skilled machinist, I think you found your true calling 👍
Best craftsmanship channel on YT. Thanks, Jon, for teaching us as you learn. What an experience.
As a former machinist I looked up tooling in my spare time. I browsed the Sandvik and Kennametal websites. There exists big beefy 1" dampened boring bars. You could have got one of those things and made do for the low low cost of a second mortgage lol. I liked watching you do things another way as sometimes a bit of time and steel can save a lot of money. With your lathe and mill you could make your own bigger lathe and mill if you wanted to... One of those things I've always thought about doing. There would be a lot of valuable lessons along the way if I manage to follow that dream one day.
I really enjoy the lathe and milling work you do. I'm relatively new to doing lathe work, at work doing maintenance at a large greenhouse. Thanks for taking us along,
Your abilities are far beyond my pay grade but I truly enjoy watching you work. Job well done.
Love your channel John, you turn everything into a creative and ingenious project that I always look forward to following along with. Cheers!
Jon you have more fun than any one man should be allowed to have. I alway look forward to your posts.
this channel gets better and better. your editing skills are up there too
This was some Inheritance Machining level of side projects. Really enjoyed the video, thank you for making these :)